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TIL of the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement, a group that “supports human extinction primarily because… it would prevent environmental degradation.”

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KO9GB TIL that in 2017, Frankfurt police found a car belonging to a 76 year old man who had forgotten where he had parked it 20 years earlier.
neVBr TIL that the personality domain of "Openness to Experience" (which includes openness to new ideas, tolerance of different ways of life, and appreciation of art and music) is strongly associated with higher levels of intelligence
K0NG TIL there is a fully legitimate German beer named Fucking Hell. It’s named after the Austrian village ‘Fucking’, and the german word 'hell’, a term used for light ale. Because of this, the name was granted.
e0yQJ TIL of the Sentinelese Tribe that has never had contact with the outside world. They kill anyone that approaches their island and would likely be wiped out common viruses. It is believed they have lived in isolation for 60,000 years.
rPnw TIL That it is a taboo to wear green hats in China because it signals you as a cuckold